Often work of this sort is presented as calligraphy -- the pure utterance of the brush stroke seeking only absolute painteresque values.

It is noted for its double-depth calligraphy inscriptions, in the Naskh and Kufic scripts.

These shows have featured large collections of his gridfonts, his ambigrams ( pieces of calligraphy created with two readings, either of which is usually obtained from the other by rotating or reflecting the ambigram, but sometimes simply by " oscillation ", like the Necker Cube or the rabbit / duck figure of Joseph Jastrow ), and his " Whirly Art " ( music-inspired visual patterns realized using shapes based on various alphabets from India ).

China, Japan and Korea have a strong tradition in painting which is also highly attached to the art of calligraphy and printmaking ( so much that it is commonly seen as painting ).

* Sofer ( scribe )-Torah scrolls, tefillin ( phylacteries ), mezuzot ( scrolls put on doorposts ), and gittin ( bills of divorce ) must be written by a sofer who is an expert in Hebrew calligraphy and has undergone rigorous training in the laws of writing sacred texts.

In the colloquial, one can say that a person's kung fu is good in cooking, or that someone has kung fu in calligraphy ; saying that a person possesses kung fu in an area implies skill in that area, which they have worked hard to develop.

Because Islam is a religion that focuses very heavily on learning the central text of the Qur ' an, and because Islamic culture has historically tended towards discouraging or prohibiting figurative art, calligraphy became one of the foremost of the arts.

The hand-cut goose quill is still used as a calligraphy tool, however rarely because many papers are now derived from wood pulp and wear down the quill very quickly.

Shah Jahan's cenotaph is bigger than that of his wife, but reflects the same elements: a larger casket on a slightly taller base, again decorated with astonishing precision with lapidary and calligraphy that identifies him.

It is still used for Jewish scrolls, of the Torah in particular, for luxury book-binding, memorial books, and for various documents in calligraphy.

In addition, upon inspection of the many examples of Arabesque art, some would argue that there is in fact a third mode, the mode of Arabic calligraphy.

Instead of recalling something related to the ' True Reality ' ( the reality of the spiritual world ), for the Muslim calligraphy is a visible expression of the highest art of all ; the art of the spoken word ( the transmittal of thoughts and of history ).

The Genji Monogatari Emaki, is a late Heian era 12th-century handscroll, consisting of four scrolls, 19 paintings, and 20 sheets of calligraphy.

The album is considered the earliest of its kind and consists of 54 paintings by Tosa Mitsunobu and 54 sheets of calligraphy on shikishi paper in five colors, written by master calligraphers.

Named after 16th century Italian master of calligraphy Giambattista Palatino, Palatino is based on the humanist fonts of the Italian Renaissance, which mirror the letters formed by a broad nib pen ; this gives a calligraphic grace.

A particularly modern example is The Holy Bible, Timothy Botts Illustrated edition ( Tyndale House Publishers 2000 ), with 360 calligraphic images as well as a calligraphy typeface.

The Georgian calligraphy is centuries-old tradition of an artistic writing of the Georgian language with its Georgian alphabet | three alphabets.

Western calligraphy is recognizable by the use of the Latin script.

The local name for calligraphy is Shūfǎ in China, literally " The way / method / law of writing "; Shodō in Japan, literally " The way / principle of writing "; Seoye ( 서예 ) 書藝 in Korea, literally " The art of writing "; and Thư pháp 書法 in Vietnam.

The calligraphy of East Asian characters is an important and appreciated aspect of East Asian culture.

Chinese calligraphy is meant to be represent the artistic personality in a way western calligraphy cannot, and therefore penmanship is valued higher than in any other nation.

The therapy consists of a series of exercises which are similar to those taught in basic calligraphy courses, sometimes in conjunction with music or positive self-talk.

Ink wash painting brushes are similar to the brushes used for calligraphy and are traditionally made from bamboo with goat, cattle, horse, sheep, rabbit, marten, badger, deer, boar and wolf hair.

Islamic flags containing the calligraphy of the Quran were commonly used by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, it was the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who is known to have inlaid the Crescent and Star symbol upon his personal shield, his son Aurangzeb is also known to have used similar shields and flags containing an upward Crescent and Star symbol.

As similar restrictions exist in certain Muslim societies, this solution has been adapted in Islamic calligraphy to the Arabic alphabet as well.

The game spawned two sequels: Mojib-Ribbon, which focused around rap music and calligraphy, and Vib-Ripple, which was similar to Vib-Ribbon but instead used digital images loaded into the game to generate the levels.

Chinese calligraphy and ink and wash painting are closely related, since they are accomplished using similar tools and techniques.

Japanese calligraphy shares its roots with Chinese calligraphy and many of its principles and techniques are very similar.

Chirography ( from the Greek derived ( cheir -'/' cheiro -) Latin chiro-( similar to the Hittite word kesar ) meaning hand ( i. e. chiropractic )) is the study of penmanship and handwriting in all of its aspects ( script, calligraphy, etc.

The famous architect Mimar Sinan designed many mosques and other grand buildings in the city, while Ottoman arts of ceramics and calligraphy also flourished.

* Muraqqa, in the Islamic world an important historic format for collections of miniature paintings, calligraphy, and other works on paper

Typically, each class ends with the whole group being given brief instruction by the main teacher, usually concerning the contents of the tokonoma ( the scroll alcove, which typically features a hanging scroll ( usually with calligraphy ), a flower arrangement, and occasionally other objects as well ) and the sweets that have been served that day.

The calligraphy and decoration of manuscript Qu ' rans is an important aspect, but other religious art such as glass mosque lamps and other mosque fittings such as tiles ( e. g. Girih tiles ), woodwork and carpets usually have the same style and motifs as contemporary secular art, although with religious inscriptions even more prominent.

Other single sheets of calligraphy, designed for albums, might contain short poems, Qu ' ranic verses, or other texts.

Apart from miniature painting and calligraphy, other arts of the book are decorative illumination, the only type found in Qu ' ran manuscripts, and Islamic book covers, which are often highly decorative in luxury manuscripts, using either the geometric motifs found in illumination, or sometimes figurative images probably drawn for the craftsmen by miniature painters.

The albums were the creations of conoisseurs who bound together single sheets containing paintings, drawings, or calligraphy by various artists, sometimes excised from earlier books, and other times created as independent works.

* An assortment of other colleges for law, mathematics, and calligraphy.

Miniaturization and laser etching enable the crafting of finely detailed artwork, or insignias or other calligraphy, within individual necklace elements.

Another aspect of Classical Chinese poetry worthy of mention is its intense inter-relationship with other forms of Chinese art, such as Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy.

Chinese painting and calligraphy distinguishes themselves from other cultures ' arts by their emphasis on motion, and change with dynamic life.

There will be a tokonoma ( scroll alcove ) holding a scroll of calligraphy or brush painting, and perhaps a small, simple, flower arrangement called a chabana ( 茶花 ), but no other decoration.

Nameless recounts killing Long Sky at a weiqi parlor ; later to meet Flying Snow and Broken Sword at a calligraphy school in the Zhao state, where he set them against each other until Snow killed Sword and was herself slain by Nameless.

In English, the word is frequently used to refer to schools of Japanese martial art, although it can also be found used in other disciplines ( for example Nihon-koryū and Sōgetsu-ryū in ikebana, Kantei-ryū in calligraphy, etc.

The exhibitions in the museum are mainly of paintings, calligraphy and sculpture from Hong Kong, China and other parts of the world.

Seiza is also the traditional way of sitting while doing other arts such as shodo ( calligraphy ) and ikebana ( flower arranging ), though with the increasing use of western-style furniture it is not always necessary nowadays.

He received his education here, which as well as Tendai doctrine, included Chinese classics, Japanese literature, poetry, calligraphy, as well as other subjects.

The workshops provide an occasion to learn about traditional Jewish cuisine, dance, music, calligraphy and other aspects of Jewish culture.

This is the least ornate of the styles adopted by Dudley with no adornment other than the cartouche and a compass rose and fairly plain calligraphy.

In addition to refereeing matches, gyōji have a number of other responsibilities, including the calligraphy in the writing of the wrestlers ranking list, called the banzuke.